Gedling Council election, 2003
Encyclopedia
The 2003 Gedling Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Gedling
Borough
Council in Nottinghamshire
, England
. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999
reducing the number of seats by 7. The Conservative party
lost overall control of the council to no overall control
.
with 29 seats, compared to 18 for Labour, 7 Liberal Democrats and 3 independents
.
Boundary changes between 1999 and 2003 reduced the number of seats from 57 to 50. The changes included removing the wards
of Cavendish, Conway and Priory, while creating new wards of Daybrook
and Valley.
in the election was 32.4%, down from 35.0% in 1999.
Following the elecion a power sharing agreement was reached with the Conservative and Labour parties agreeing to share the post of leader of the council.
Gedling
Gedling is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. Its council is based in Arnold. It is part of the Greater Nottingham metropolitan area lying to the North and East of the City of Nottingham....
Borough
Borough status in the United Kingdom
Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district...
Council in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999
Gedling Council election, 1999
The 1999 Gedling Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Gedling Borough Council in Nottinghamshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party....
reducing the number of seats by 7. The Conservative party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
lost overall control of the council to no overall control
No overall control
Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...
.
Background
At the last election in 1999 the Conservatives gained control of the council from the Labour PartyLabour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
with 29 seats, compared to 18 for Labour, 7 Liberal Democrats and 3 independents
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
.
Boundary changes between 1999 and 2003 reduced the number of seats from 57 to 50. The changes included removing the wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
of Cavendish, Conway and Priory, while creating new wards of Daybrook
Daybrook
Daybrook is a suburb of Arnold, Nottinghamshire. The area is located just outside the city of Nottingham but inside the conurbation of Greater Nottingham. It lies next to the areas of Arnold town centre, Sherwood, Woodthorpe, Redhill and Bestwood....
and Valley.
Election result
Overall turnoutVoter turnout
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...
in the election was 32.4%, down from 35.0% in 1999.
Following the elecion a power sharing agreement was reached with the Conservative and Labour parties agreeing to share the post of leader of the council.